Recent Blog Entries

  • Crazy Bus

    Posted Sat at 9:13 AM by Leah Mastilock

      Today is Day 18 of the Blog Every Day in May Challenge. It's been hard to keep up and still live my busy life, but somehow I'm managing. Can't keep this up for much longer, though! My house needs some serious cleaning. Favorite Childhood Memory.  One thing that always makes me ...

  • 5 Common Pregnancy Symptoms that Dads-To-Be Often Experience

    Posted Fri at 1:35 PM by Christy Garrett

    Most people know that women, will tell you that while they are pregnant that their husband or significant other had some of the exact same pregnancy symptoms as they were experiencing.  Some of these symptoms were pretty obvious; however, sometimes they go unnoticed.  In fact, even so...

  • Simple Beautiful Moment

    Posted Fri at 8:17 AM by Leah Mastilock

    Blog Every Day in May Challenge- Day 17 Favorite Photo of Myself.  At first I thought to use my best current photo. You know, the one from my best angle, where my makeup looks fresh, and I'm not having a bad hair day for once! But that's the one you see all over Facebook, Twitter, and ot...

  • Apricot Collection Review and Giveaway!

    Posted Fri at 7:24 AM by Beth Sanborn

    As an Apricot Ambassador, I have the pleasure of announcing beautiful clothing and accessories to my readers!  Read my review of two pieces that have added a fun and stylish flair to my closet; a lovely summer dress and a hot animal print blouse.  Then enter to win a $25 gift card towards ...

  • "Family Matters" Radio Column: Speed Dating your Spouse, Should

    Posted Thu at 2:10 PM by Kenny Bodanis

    On this week's "Family Matters" segment * Speed Dating Your Spouse* Should Children Referee Themselves?* Is Your Child Too Young for That Show?   READ MORE >>

  • Keeping Dad Involved During Pregnancy – My Experience

    Posted Thu at 2:09 PM by Christy Garrett

    I remember the morning that I took the pregnancy test on September 26, 2010, just a few days after my husband’s birthday.  The pregnancy test turned positive right away.  We had been trying for a long time to have a baby and we were finally blessed with the news that we were expectin...

  • Cinderella Can Make Your Life Better

    Posted Thu at 8:43 AM by Leah Mastilock

    How could I deny this moment?! Blog Every Day in May Challenge, Day 16. Today's prompt is: Something difficult about your "lot in life" and how you're working to overcome it. Oh, sure, that looks like a terrible hand you were dealt! (picture above) No, I'm not trying to say my life is horrib...

  • Why Didn’t Anyone Warn Me About the Severe Leg Cramps During Pr

    Posted Wed at 12:51 PM by Christy Garrett

    When I was pregnant with my daughter, I remember waking up in the middle of the night with severe, painful leg cramps.  I noticed that I began experiencing these leg cramps towards the end of my second trimester and it lasted until I delivered.  These cramps would happen quite fr...

  • One Day in 20 Pics- A Peek into an Average Mom's Typical Day

    Posted Wed at 8:20 AM by Leah Mastilock

    A Day in The Life with Photos on Day 15 of the Blog Every Day in May Challenge Here we go, 20 sneak peeks inside a typical weekday out of my everyday life: Ready for this?! Oh the excitement.... the suspense.... I wake up when one, then two wiggly, noisy little people clamber into my bed in the...

  • What to Expect When Your Child May Be Getting Their Two Year Mo

    Posted Tue at 4:25 PM by Christy Garrett

    Today my youngest got to spend the day with me, he started running a low grade fever last night and acted like he didn’t feel very good.  I decided that is was best to keep him home from daycare so that he could get some extra rest while I monitored his fever.  It was nice being able...

  • 10 Things That Make Me Really Happy

    Posted Tue at 9:00 AM by Leah Mastilock

    Blog Every Day in May Challenge- Day 14 I missed a few. I was out of town and though I had intended to write them ahead of time, I wasn't thrilled with the prompts, so procrastinated until I was out of time altogether. Okay, on to today- Day 14 10 Things that make me really happy: Yep, ha...

  • Happy Mother’s Day – Please Come Share What You Love About Bein

    Posted May 11 by Christy Garrett

    I remember when I was pregnant with my very first baby in 1996 and on Mother’s Day that year, it dawned on me that I was going to be a mom later than year.  I was excited, scared, and nervous at the same time.  If you are a mom, I am sure that you can relate to all of those feeling...

  • 3 Alternative Ways Doctors Induce Labor Without Using Medicatio

    Posted May 10 by Christy Garrett

    Women who are nearing their due date are often tired and miserable, which is to be expected, when you are nine months pregnant.  Most people will tell you that your baby will come when he or she is ready, if your like me, you will get tired of hearing this phrase.  However, it is important...

  • Baring it all

    Posted May 10 by Leah Mastilock

    Blog a Day in May Challenge- Day 10 Most embarrassing moment.  Picture this: An already insecure Jr. High school girl, me, at home a few blocks from the beach. Older brother has a big birthday party with a bunch of guys. Not one other girl. We all walk down to the beach for a few hou...

  • One Perfect Moment

    Posted May 10 by Leah Mastilock

    Blog Every Day in May Challenge- Day 8  A Moment out of our day:    The Perfect moments are those unplanned, quiet ones (not many quiet moments with two small kids, let me tell you!), where I can really stop and be in the moment.    Where I truly enjoy the time I...

  • what the heck can you do with kids in the hamptons?

    Posted May 9 by eileen gunn

    The East End of Long Island is less than two hours from New York City and suprisingly rural, so parents often ask me what there is to do out there with kids. Unfortunately, everything I know about the Hamptons I’ve learned from watching Sex and the City and Revenge, which tend focus on adult p...

  • Ring Around the Rosie: Learn The Truth Behind This Popular Nurs

    Posted May 8 by Christy Garrett

    Do you remember playing Ring Around the Rosie as a child?  I do!  I remember playing this game when I was fairly young.  When my son came home from daycare a few days ago saying “posies, posies” while grabbing his older brother’s hand.  I was trying to figure ou...

  • Wine and Chocolate

    Posted May 8 by Leah Mastilock

    Blog Every Day in May Challenge- Day 8 Today I'm supposed to give you some great advice! Are you ready? I'm not. I was trying to think up something really profound, I mean really life changing and deep. I've been wracking my brain all day to think up something amazing, but no luck. I gave som...

  • Dairy and Nuts, who would have thought?

    Posted May 7 by Sarah Oneal

    I've been away from Voiceboks a while. Life is just that much busier with 3 kids for sure! :)   I thought I would give a bit of an update on my life with little Abigail.     Breastfeeding has it's challenges, like giving up...   READ MORE >>  

  • What Scares Me?

    Posted May 7 by Leah Mastilock

    Blog Every Day in May Challenge- Day 7  What I am most afraid of: As you know, there are many things that I find disturbing or make me anxious, but what really scares me? Certainly not roller coasters (the faster the better) or heights; I cried once for not being old enough yet to bungee...